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Vocab 5
Question | Answer |
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reprieve / | amnesty |
home rule / dependence, subjection | autonomy |
taken for granted / questionable, dubious | axiomatic |
broadcast, trumpet / hide, conceal, bury | blazon |
admonition, word to the wise / | caveat |
right, reasonable, evenhanded / unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate | equitable |
disentangle, extract / enmesh, entangle | extricate |
pilfer, purloin, swipe / | filch |
sneer at, snicker at / obey, honor | flout |
refractory, recalcitrant, peevish / docile, tractable, cooperative | fractious |
principle, maxim / | precept |
salubrious, curative / detrimental, deleterious | salutary |
searing, harsh savage / bland, mild | scathing |
flog, beat, bane, plague, pestilence / godsend, boon, blessing | scourge |
lugubrious, mortuary / | sepulchral |
narcotic, anesthetic / stimulating, stimulant, stimulus | soporific |
highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy / lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute | straitlaced |
impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent / permanent, imperishable, immortal | transient |
bulky, clumsy, impractical / manageable, easy to handle | unwieldy |
lifeless, colorless / zesty, spicy, colorful | vapid |
a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution | amnesty |
self-government, political control | autonomy |
self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle | axiomatic |
to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widley | blazon |
a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior | caveat |
fair, just, embodying principles of justice | equitable |
to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts | filch |
to mock, treat with contempt | flout |
tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable | fractious |
a rule of conduct or action | precept |
beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome | salutary |
bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm | scathing |
to whip, punish severely; a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism | scourge |
funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal | sepulchral |
tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; something that induces sleep | soporific |
extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical | straitlaced |
lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time | transient |
not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity | unwieldy |
dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force | vapid |